diff --git a/lib/src/entrypoint.dart b/lib/src/entrypoint.dart
index 7e7354e66..cc2cbdfb0 100644
--- a/lib/src/entrypoint.dart
+++ b/lib/src/entrypoint.dart
@@ -1355,10 +1355,11 @@ See https://dart.dev/go/sdk-constraint
             break;
           }
           void deleteIfPresent(String path, String type) {
-            fileExists(path);
-            log.warning('Deleting old $type: `$path`.');
-            deleteEntry(path);
-            deletedAny = true;
+            if (fileExists(path)) {
+              log.warning('Deleting old $type: `$path`.');
+              deleteEntry(path);
+              deletedAny = true;
+            }
           }
 
           deleteIfPresent(p.join(dir, 'pubspec.lock'), 'lock-file');
diff --git a/test/workspace_test.dart b/test/workspace_test.dart
index ada3677b1..171ba7d07 100644
--- a/test/workspace_test.dart
+++ b/test/workspace_test.dart
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ foo:foomain''',
         'myapp',
         '1.2.3',
         extras: {
-          'workspace': ['pkgs/a'],
+          'workspace': ['pkgs/a', 'pkgs/b'],
         },
         sdk: '^3.5.0',
       ),
@@ -861,6 +861,12 @@ foo:foomain''',
             dir('test_data', []),
           ],
         ),
+        dir(
+          'b',
+          [
+            libPubspec('b', '1.1.1', resolutionWorkspace: true),
+          ],
+        ),
       ]),
     ]).create();
     // Directories outside the workspace should not be affected.
@@ -902,6 +908,7 @@ foo:foomain''',
       environment: {'_PUB_TEST_SDK_VERSION': '3.5.0'},
       warning: allOf(
         contains('Deleting old lock-file: `.${s}pkgs/a${s}pubspec.lock'),
+        isNot(contains('.${s}pkgs/b${s}pubspec.lock')),
         contains(
           'Deleting old package config: '
           '`.${s}pkgs/a$s.dart_tool${s}package_config.json`',